After 12 years traveling abroad through service in the Peace Corps, the United Nations, and the World Bank, Stephanie Odegard returned home with a passion for social welfare — and an abundance of globally inspired design ideas. Founding her namesake rug design company in 1987, Stephanie Odegard has won numerous awards and accolades for her distinctive pieces and for her social and philanthropic work. All of her products are made with a triple bottom line approach of social good and conscious manufacturing, and Odegard donates a portion of her funds to the education and welfare of children.